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The Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, at the University of Rochester offers PhD and Masters' programs taught by its 20 faculty members.

Rochester, NY
Joined June 2017
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Congratulations to this year’s awardees of the William Jackson Hall Graduate Student Fellowship, Cuong Pham and Samantha Manning! This merit-based fellowship recognizes students in their final semester/year w/ an academic record reflecting the cornerstones of Prof. Hall’s career.
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If you are attending #JSM2024 @AmstatNews, feel free to stop by the Oregon Convention Center, Hall CD, tomorrow afternoon. I'll be presenting my thesis work from 2:00 to 3:50 PM! We can grab a coffee afterward! ww3.aievolution.com/JSMAnnua…
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Postdoc wanted for Environmental Health (EH) Biostatistics with Dr. Sally Thurston, starting summer/fall 2024. Possible projects: air pollution, endocrine disruptors, pesticides, fracking, or mercury. Non-traditional backgrounds (epi, comp bio, EH, etc) encouraged to apply. Link:
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Hi prospective grad students! Want to learn more about the U of R biostatistics program? Questions about the program, life in Rochester, or grad school in general? Join us for a virtual open house THIS FRIDAY 11/17 and get your questions answered!!
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#FieldofDreams conference attendees: we’re here at the grad fair and would love to tell you more about our program! Swing by and come say hi!
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Happy Halloween from the U of R Biostatistics department! 🧡🖤👻🎃
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Looking forward to celebrating our grad students next week! More information on all the upcoming events here: rochester.edu/graduate-educa… #GSAW2023
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Cancer cells are always mutating. In this @NatureComms paper, new @statsROC faculty Seong-Hwan Jun, PhD, et al describe a new method to identify cancer clones, which may shed light on drivers of cancer proliferation & relapse. go.nature.com/3ZjFkph #URochesterResearch
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This needs a hundred retweets. Honored to be the first female cardiology professor with unlimited tenure at @URMC_DeptMed #eppeps @WomenAs1 #MedTwitter
Congratulations to @VKutyifa for being the first ever female cardiology professor with unlimited tenure at UR @URMC_DeptMed
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Happy Valentine’s Day from University of Rochester Biostatistics ❤️💕💜
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Additionally, 2 faculty members were promoted. Congrats to Dr. Tanzy Love, who was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure effective 7/1/2022 & to Dr. Sally Thurston, who was promoted to Full Professor with tenure effective 5/1/2022!
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Lots going on at the end of 2022 for the U of R Biostats! 1st, effective October 1, 2022, Dr. Seong-Hwan Jun, PhD, joined the faculty as a a Research Assistant Professor. Dr. Jun works in areas like Bayesian models & high-dimensional biology. Congrats&welcome Dr. Jun!
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U of R Biostats would like to extend a very warm welcome to our newest faculty member, Abdus Wahed, PhD (@DynamicRegime)! Dr. Wahed joined the faculty as a tenured Full Professor as of January 1, 2023. His research primarily focuses on personalized medicine. Welcome Dr. Wahed!
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Attention all prospective grad students! Currently in the process of applying to grad school in (bio)statistics? Want to learn more about grad school and all it entails? Then register to attend the U of R’s (bio)statistics virtual open house on Friday, 10/21, from 4:00-5:30 pm!
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